By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – Jim Ambrosius got a call from his son James at 10:25 p.m. Aug 7. There was a fire at Jim’s brother’s house. Nearly 30 minutes later, Jim would help save his brother’s life. Because he lives about a mile away, and is assistant chief of the Hobart fire department, …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor DE PERE – Laser tag has grown up and it can be found in De Pere. Battle House, at 2125 American Blvd., is tactical laser tag, complete in 13,000-square feet which contains seven connected two-story buildings and offers players a multitude of game modes. The business has been open since April, …
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By Ben Rodgers Editor The Save Legion Pool movement is far from finished, but at this stage the group deserves praise for being a success on multiple fronts. On Tuesday, the De Pere City Council took heed from a recommendation from the Board of Park Commissioners and reconsidered a previous motion to close Legion Pool …
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ASHWAUBENON – The Green Bay Bullfrogs have announced seven finalists from the initial phase of the Name the Team Contest to re-name the team ahead of its relocation to Capital Credit Union Park for the 2019 season. After receiving over 900 submissions from Green Bay baseball fans during the initial phase, the team is now …
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By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer DE PERE – With an influx of students set to find their way into the West De Pere School District in the upcoming years, school officials looked at adding more space at the regular school board meeting Tuesday, Aug. 21, in the high school library. According to district numbers, over …
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Pink Ribbon Rebels also raise funds to help local families By Ben Rodgers and Kevin Boneske Editor and Staff Writer DE PERE – The Pink Ribbon Rebels ride their horses to help others, inspire people and spread awareness. “We are an equestrian drill team and we ride to spread the awareness of breast cancer, said …
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By Kevin Boneske Staff Writer DE PERE – Voters will have the opportunity in November to decide whether to exceed the levy limit to fund aquatic facilities on both sides of the Fox River. The De Pere Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 21, to hold a binding referendum on whether to increase the annual …
By Ben Rodgers Editor HOBART – The village of Hobart is booming. At the Tuesday, Aug. 21, village board meeting, Aaron Kramer village administrator, informed the board that the preliminary taxable values from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue show the most growth in the past decade. “We realized a 10 percent increase in our equalized …
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Dean Frye, left, and Cindy Bishoff, center, organizers from the 2018 Reframe Titletown event and members of Trinity Lutheran Church, were honored by the Howard-Suamico school board on Monday, Aug. 20. Pictured right is Teresa Ford, board president. Ben Rodgers Photo By Ben Rodgers Editor SUAMICO – Two people who coordinated a group effort to …
David Youngquist, De Pere school board president, goes over the proposed budget at the Monday, Aug. 20 meeting. Murray Gleffe Photo By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE – David Youngquist, school board president, outlined the enrollment increase of roughly 71 new students during the district’s annual meeting, Monday, Aug. 20. The students would be a …
